Run apps and analytics with AI-driven speed—scalable across any cloud, with governance and security built in.
IBM is named a Leader in Cloud Database Management Systems
IBM has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 GartnerⓇ Magic Quadrant ™️ for Cloud Database Management Systems
Built for the world’s mission critical workloads
Delivering near infinite scalability, real-time analytics, and multicloud support, IBM® Db2® is an AI-powered database that accelerates decision making, reins in costs by using a single engine and promotes security for your business data.
Db2 products and tools in depth
- Db2 Database
- Db2 Intelligence Center
- Db2 Warehouse
- Db2 tools
- Db2 BigSQL
Db2 Database
Support your mixed transactional and analytics workloads with a low-latency, cloud-native database.
Db2 Intelligence Center
IBM Db2 Intelligence Center is the breakthrough console for modern database teams, bringing AI-powered insight, real-time visibility, and intuitive control to every corner of your Db2 environment. Designed for speed, clarity, and scale, it turns complex administration into a streamlined, intelligent experience.
Db2 Warehouse
IBM Db2® Warehouse unifies data across hybrid clouds, enabling fast, governed access for analytics and AI. It integrates with Db2, data lakes, and watsonx.data™, runs on low-cost cloud object storage, and delivers 4x faster performance with caching.
Db2 tools
Seamlessly identify and manage your database health with IBM® Db2® data management tools. Db2 Tools help you manage your databases, optimize query performance, backup/restore, migrate, and clone your databases. Increase productivity and reduce costs, all while maintaining the privacy, security, and integrity of your data.
Db2 BigSQL
IBM Db2 Big SQL is an enterprise-grade, hybrid ANSI-compliant SQL-on-Hadoop engine, delivering massively parallel processing (MPP) and advanced data query. Db2 Big SQL offers a single database connection or query for disparate sources such as Hadoop HDFS and WebHDFS, RDMS, NoSQL databases, and object stores. Benefit from low latency, high performance, data security, SQL compatibility, and federation capabilities to do ad hoc and complex queries.
One solution, endless deployment options
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Power Dashboards
Watsonx.data is built on 3 core integrated components
Product screen Dynamic scaling Db2 Big SQL
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Maintain full control of your database environment on-premises—now with built-in AI to optimize workloads and governance features to keep sensitive data compliant.
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Power Dashboards
Install and run Db2 in a cloud-managed environment ( IBM Cloud® or AWS) with AI-powered query optimization and always-on security.
Watsonx.data is built on 3 core integrated components
Opt for a containerized approach with Red Hat® OpenShift® or Kubernetes on Azure or AWS—deploying Db2 as an AI-ready database with elastic scaling and integrated policy controls.
Product screen Dynamic scaling Db2 Big SQL
Secure on-demand scaling with a fully managed Db2 service on IBM Secure on-demand scaling with a fully managed Db2 service on IBM Cloud or AWS—delivering AI-driven automation, cost efficiency, and compliance without operational overhead. Cloud or AWS—delivering AI-driven automation, cost efficiency, and compliance without.
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IBM Db2 recognized in TrustRadius and Gartner MQ
Find out users’ reviews on TrustRadius for IBM Db2 to explore real experiences on performance, scalability, security, and reliability. Learn how organizations use Db2 for critical workloads, data management, and analytics, including insights on strengths, challenges, and overall value.
Get the report to discover why IBM is recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems. Gain insights into IBM’s innovation, scalability, security, and AI-ready data capabilities that help organizations modernize workloads and accelerate business transformation.
Case studies
Owens-Illinois migrated their worldwide database infrastructure to Db2, reporting a 7-figure cost reduction, up to 30% improvement in performance, and a reduced storage footprint.
Knowis and IBM worked together to address new markets by breaking down deployment barriers, whether on-premises or in the cloud.
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